The Regional District of Nanaimo has allocated $300,000 in grants for six organizations through the Zero Waste Recycling Funding program.
The projects that have been approved for 2023 are Canadians Locally Improving Communities ($40,000), Gabriola Island Recycling Organization ($61,545), Habitat for Humanity ($60,000), Island Futures Society ($22,800), Loaves and Fishes ($85,955) and Ocean Ambassadors ($29,700).
Funding recipients will utilize the grants to divert waste in the region through efforts such as providing recycling education, hosting upcycling workshops and creating or continuing recycling programs for products that are not currently part of a stewardship program such as textiles and books.
• Canadians Locally Improving Communities will use their grant to scale up their current operations to enable the selling of recycled products that will contribute to the…
